Decision Memo Completed

Research Permit Amendment - Holycross Biological Consulting LLC, Peloncillo Mountains

Coronado National Forest Hidalgo, New Mexico R3 - Southwestern Region All Units

Up to 6 juvenile or adult male Crotalus willardi obscurus will be captured and moved into captive breeding programs. Deployment of up to 150 small Operative Temperature Models on the surface to record temperatures for habitat modeling.

Location

Peloncillo Mountains

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/17/2024
2
Decision
10/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Research Permit Amendment - Holycross Biological Consulting LLC, Peloncillo MountainsDecision Signed Date: 10/11/2024
ForestsCoronado National Forest
DistrictsDouglas Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT22S, R32E, Sec 2, 11, 14, 23, 26, 27, 34, 35; T32S, R21W, Sec 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, 31; T33S, R22W, Sec PB37, PB38; T32S, R22W, Sec PB 37 - PB 48
Special use management